Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle was an English courtier known for her beauty and wit. She was involved in many political intrigues during the English Civil War.
Portrait of Lucy, Countess of Carlisle, by Anthony van Dyck (about 1637)
Lucy Carlisle, engraving by Pieter de Bailliu the Younger
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, KG was an English nobleman. He was a grandee and one of the wealthiest peers of the court of Elizabeth I. Under James I, Northumberland was a long-term prisone
Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle
…for her beauty and wit. She was involved in many political intrigues during the English Civil War. She was born Lady Lucy Percy, the second daughter of Henry, Earl of Northumberland (the famous "Wizard Earl") and his wife Lady Dorothy Devereux. In 1617, she became the second wife of James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle. Her charms were…
Henry Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland
Large portrait miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, 1590–95
Peele wrote a poem The Honour of the Garter, dedicated to Northumberland and for the occasion of his admission to the Order of the Garter, on 26 June 1593.